Guard-rail.



D. H. GUSIG.

GUARD RAIL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1912. 1,039,494. Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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GUARD RAIL.

APPLIOATION FILED I'BB. 21, 1912.

1,039,494, Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DENNIS CUSIC, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO MORDEN FROG & CROSSING WORKS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

GUARD-BAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \DENNIS H. CUs1o, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago Heights, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Guard- Rails, of which the following isa specification.

This invention is a guard rail device.

The object of the invention is to attach a guard rail of this invention. Fig. 2 is a. sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.'

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a chair removed from both the rail and guard rail. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the guard rail removed from all other parts.

The device. of this invention is applied to a track rail 10 opposite the frog 12, which is attached to the ties 14.

The device consists in a plurality of chair members 16, preferably integral with base members 18, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, fitted under the rail 10 and secured to the ties by spikes 20 passing through holes 21 and 22 provided for the purpose. Each chair member is cut away or formed with irregular faces 24 adapted to receive the flanges 26 of the channel shaped guard rail 28, which is made preferably of the special form shown in the drawings and provided with lugs 30. Each lug 30. is adapted to enter a recess 32 provided for the purpose in the chair 16 to which it belongs so that a bolt, rivet or wedge 34 may pass through each chair and its adjacent lug 30 and thus secure the guard rail 28 to the adjacent chair. The base 18 is provided with an opening or recess 21 havlng a plurality of faces 38, 40, 42 and 44 at varying distances from the chair proper-.16 so that when the device is placed in the. 'osition shown at the left in Fig. 1, there Wlll always be at least one of these faces 38 to 44 outside of or clear of edge 46 of rail 10 adapted to be engaged by spikes 20 inserted in the opening 21. The guard rail 28 is outwardly curved at. its ends away from the rail 10 and foot guard blocks 52 are inserted as usual. The bottoms of the plates 18 are provided with transverse ridges 54 which enter the ties and assist in holding all the parts in position. The chairs 16 are cut away in the recesses 56 so as to provide the points 58 which rest upon the lower flanges 60 of rail 10.

By the construction shown and described a very rigid device is provided for the ridges 54, spikes 20, and the engagement of the points 58 with the rail 10 holds the chairs and main rail in fixed position. Again, the fact that the flanges 26, and particularly the lower one, on guard rail 28 enter recesses in the chairs while the guard rail is secured to .the chairs by the bolts, rivets or wedges 34 which insures the guard rail itself being held in rigid position with reference to the chairs and consequently with reference to the rail 10. This is very important in view of the heavy pounding devices of this class received from the passing car wheels.

The claims are 1. In combination with a main rail, a plurality of chairs rigidly secured adjacent thereto, a guard rail with a side flange near its lower edge placed with said flange entering recesses in the chairs, and means for securing the rail to the respective chairs.

2. In combination with a main rail, a plurality of chairs rigidly secured adjacent thereto, a guard rail of channel shape placed with the flanges of the channel entering itcesses in the chairs, and means for securing the channel to the respective chairs.

3. In combination with a main rail, a plurality of chairs rigidly secured adjacent thereto, a guard rail of channel shape placed 100 with the flanges of the channel entering recesses in the chairs, lugs projectingjrom the channels into recesses in the chairs, and

means connecting the lugs to the chairs, for

the purposes set forth.

4. In combination with a main rail, 9. plu In witness whereof, I have hereunto subrality of chairs rigidly secured adjacent scribed my name in the presence of two Wit- 10 thei-eto, a guardlraihwitlila flange near -nesses. 7 its ower e ge p ace wit sai an e entering recesses in the chairs, lugs pl ojecting DENNIS OUSIG from the rail into recesses in the chairs, and Witnesses: means connecting the lugs to the chairs, for DWIGHT B.- CHEEVER, the purposes set forth. MARGARET D. Roms; 

